MONROE, La.-The ULM baseball
team landed a prize recruit on Wednesday when Joey Rapp signed a National
Letter of Intent to play for the Warhawks beginning with the 2011 season, head
coach Jeff Schexnaider announced.
Rapp, a right-handed
outfielder, batted .356 with 10 home runs, eight doubles and 34 RBIs in 35
starts last season as a freshman at Chipola College. His outstanding
season did not go unnoticed as the 6-foot-3, 220-pounder was selected in the 41st
round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Players Draft by the Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
"Joey has the
potential to be one of the best players in our conference," Schexnaider said. "He
has played for one of the top junior college programs in the country and shown
that he can really produce offensively. Joey
will have an impact on the middle of our lineup in a big way as soon as he
steps on campus."
Rapp helped lead Sarasota High School to the 2007 6A Florida State
Championship and was named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star
Game in the summer following his senior year.
The early signing period
opened on Wednesday and runs through Nov. 18.
